Thursday, October 04, 2012

MoFo 4: White Chocolate Makes My Heart Sing

When I was a little girl, on special occasions, my dad would take me downtown. We would go to the candy store, and he would buy one piece of white chocolate for himself and one for me. I remember the whole thing so vividly. We never had sweets in the house, and I was a born Sweet Tooth, so these white chocolate outings were extremely special to me. My dad really loves white chocolate, and he passed that love on to me.

When I went vegan, and realized that white chocolate isn't vegan, I was pretty bummed. It went into the large category of beloved things I would never have again - crepes, french toast, white chocolate. Well, ha! I can make crepes and french toast anytime I want! But white chocolate was still unresolved, because all the vegan brands I tried were just no good. They tasted like cheap sugar and fillers, and not like creamy cocoa butter.

Fast forward many years, to a very special PPK swap - when a buddy from the UK sent me a couple of these Organica Seriously Organic White Bars. WHOA. My tastebuds were blown! Here was the wonderful flavor of white chocolate - bursting with cocoa butter - that I had been missing. Since then, I've been lucky enough to have a few other PPK pals take pity on me and send me a bar or two...

Imagine my delight when my friend Dan told me that he was going to London. Initially, I was so happy for him and his big adventure. Then I realized that I could ask him to buy me some white chocolate - and my happiness was also happiness for myself! ha ha. So, after two long weeks of waiting... yesterday Dan returned home with three white chocolate bars for me!

He showed up to my yoga class and delivered them over... Above is a dramatic re-draw-ment of my reaction. Immediately I started petting my precious bars against my cheek. Then I started wiggling all over the place with so much enthusiasm that one of my students said "You're wagging your tail!" Then I relaxed into pure joy, clutching my three glorious white chocolate bars to my heart. It was truly a special moment.

Of course I've already busted into them! However, having learned from my dad - I just eat a few little squares at a time - to enjoy the rich yumminess, and to make it last a long time. Looks like it's time to give my dad a call and have a little treat together.

26 comments:

What a sweet story! I'm glad that your friend was so kind to bring some white chocolate back for you from his travels. While it would be nice if it were available in the States, it probably makes it more special in a way that it mirrors the rarity it had when you were a child. Because it wasn't something you could have everyday, it was especially treasured. Enjoy your chocolate!

i love that story <3 father daughter moments from childhood are so sweet. hooray for dan bringing you back 3 bars, and for your dad instilling a sense of simple pleasures and savoring a couple squares at a time ;)

That's such a cute story about your dad! And I'm glad you've got your white chocolate fix for a while! My special mom treat was a chocolate covered graham cracker whenever we went to a mall with a candy store.

I love this story and the art that goes with it. Those white chocolate bars look very special. I'm with you, the brands available in the US are not good. It bums me out because how hard can it be to make a delicious white chocolate bar that just happens to be vegan?

Ha, "You're wagging your tail!", love it. That white chocolate is the most beautiful one I've ever seen. As much as I love vegan white chocolate chips, the bar is far prettier and looks exactly like the non-vegan ones I used to eat. I'm officially on the hunt for it now thanks to you.

Vegan white chocolate is my favorite! Why can't anyone make a good vegan white chocolate bar here in the US? The best ones I've had are the one in this post and a vegan white chocolate bar from Australia. SO GOOD! I always end up eating them plain long before they get a chance to be baked into anything delicious. Woops!